Yahoo Sports :Adrian Peterson : NFL is like "Modern day slavery"

[MattFancy]

Must be hard getting paid millions of dollars to play a game. Just lost some respect for AP.

[Koolblue13]

Somebody should make a demotivational poster of him in Hawaii that says Slavery Not what it used to be.

[SAli457180]

Really? What a dumb@ss. I hope to GOD that Peterson will never be elected a player rep for the Vikings.

[terrifNick21]

Somebody should make a demotivational poster of him in Hawaii that says Slavery Not what it used to be.

I tried.

[ConnSKINS26]

I used to like AP He looks like Petey! (I think that was his name)

[Koolblue13]

I tried.

winning!

[Hitman21ST]

Tomorrow in History 28:

The War between the States was unnecessary. All the slaves had to do was decertify and their owners would acquiesce to their demands.

---------- Post added March-15th-2011 at 10:44 PM ----------

I used to like AP He looks like Petey! (I think that was his name)

At first I was like



But then I

[Koolblue13]

Slavery-Just like being an NFL superstar.

[darklight1216]

If that is what slavery is like, I want it unabolished.

[MadMonkey]

Going back and reading AP's full statement it appears that his statement was taken out of context

AP: It's modern-day slavery, you know? People kind of laugh at that, but there are people working at regular jobs who get treated the same way, too. With all the money … the owners are trying to get a different percentage, and bring in more money. I understand that; these are business-minded people. Of course this is what they are going to want to do. I understand that; it's how they got to where they are now. But as players, we have to stand our ground and say, 'Hey — without us, there's no football.' There are so many different perspectives from different players, and obviously we're not all on the same page — I don't know. I don't really see this going to where we'll be without football for a long time; there's too much money lost for the owners. Eventually, I feel that we'll get something done.

[Xero21]

If you feel that strongly about it Adrian, I'll be glad to take your pesky multi-million dollar contract off your hands.

Just try not to fumble it during the hand-off.

[MLSKINS]

If that is what slavery is like, I want it unabolished.

BOOOOOO!!!!!!!

In all seriousness, even if he does think that, you don't say it in public. I heard Lavar saying the same thing on the radio today too. All I can do was laugh and turn the station......

Dummies

[Koolblue13]

BOOOOOO!!!!!!!

In all seriousness, even if he does think that, you don't say it in public. I heard Lavar saying the same thing on the radio today too. All I can do was laugh and turn the station......

Dummies

Seriously? There are already thousands of slaves in this country right now and not one of them plays in the NFL or millions of dollars.

Unions equaling slavery is like saying boats equal sleeping bag.

[Hitman21ST]

Seriously? There are already thousands of slaves in this country right now and not one of them plays in the NFL or millions of dollars.

Unions equaling slavery is like saying boats equal sleeping bag.

That makes about as much sense as a football bat.

[darklight1216]

That makes about as much sense as a football bat.

That made me laugh out loud.... man, I'm tired.